r/Eugene • u/themetalship • Jun 19 '24

What is it like living in Eugene? Moving

My wife might be getting a high paying healthcare job in Eugene, so we are curious what it is like to live there. I have a background in education (direct instruction, academic site management, higher ed). I'm open to other career paths, as the job prospects worry me a bit.

We also want to know how it is to live there. We lived in az for most of our lives. We've been in Texas (DFW) for 3 years. Any insight is appreciated.

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u/themetalship Jun 19 '24

Lol why a mad max movie set?

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u/saucemancometh Jun 19 '24

Eugene has the highest per capita homeless population in the country just barely edging out LA exacerbated by a bunch of non local homeless who moved here because drug possession/consumption was decriminalized. Certain stretches of town have issues with tent camping on public right of way and private property. Aging infrastructure with rough road and terrible drivers who don’t know how to merge/zipper

Source: Life long resident

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u/ass_smacktivist Jun 19 '24

Not just that. You have an extreme politically far left and far right population living here. The bumper stickers are wild.

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u/ass_smacktivist Jun 20 '24

I ask the downvoter to prove me wrong

It says “What’s Joe Biden’s plan to cure my IBS next to a picture of a small dog. If you want to know what it’s like living in Eugene, that’s it in a nutshell.